Ovo won't Fit a Smart Meter.

[Santa]

My daughter wanted a smart meter but when the fitter came he said he couldn't fit it because "the meter is on the same board as the CU".

I don't have a picture and she lives 120 miles away, but I do know that it is all in her understairs cupboard.

Is this something to be concerned about?

 

[telectrix]

tell her to forget about the smart meter.

 

[Octopus]

Smart meters are more hassle than they are worth...

 

[Taylortwocities]

Some suppliers insist that only their equipment (i.e. Meter, supply fuse) are fitted on the back board that they have supplied.
Usually the back board is marked "suppliers equipment only".
If that is the case, the electrician should not have fitted it there.

 

[LankyWill]

Another jobsworth not willing to get on with his job because it isnt perfect for him, sounds like he should work for the council.

 

[Santa]

No replies yet that are actually helpful then.

I have a smart meter and it is fine.

Whoever originally wired the house before they bought it did the job. My question is - Should she be concerned that the CU and the meter (and presumably the main fuze) are on the same back board. TBH - I thought that was how they were usually fitted.

 

[westward10]

No.

 

[Taylortwocities]

She should not be concerned. Its done all over the place.

As above. She really doesnt want a smart meter. Just don't use the tumble dryer, simples!

 

[Pete999]

Of course not the Ovo Tech is a Div, Dipstick, Jobs Worth among the more polite descriptions, think nothing of it.

 

[snowhead]

Of course not the Ovo Tech is a Div, Dipstick, Jobs Worth among the more polite descriptions, think nothing of it.

Probably "trained" in Smart by BG.

 

[Santa]

Thanks guys - confirms my own thoughts. The cupboard is fairly small and most likely added after the meter was fitted. My guess was that he just didn't fancy the job - maybe was running late, and used it as an excuse.

 

[telectrix]

anyone who needs a smart meter to communicate his/her electric usage to his/her supplier when we have telephones/email/internet needs to do a course in communications. i think talkskills4U do one. it's 5 weeks and at the end of it you can talk the arse off a donkey.

 

[7029 dave]

Smart my harris.

 

[davesparks]

I have a smart meter and it is fine.

You haven't tried to change energy supplier yet then?

 

[telectrix]

You haven't tried to change energy supplier yet then?

apparently the software will not be compatible with other suppliers till next year sometime.